Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ovando came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Ovando in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ovando. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ovando data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ovando:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2000
(Available from Amazon.com)

Hixson Map of Montana (1950)
Published by Hixson Map Company

Shell Oil Map of Montana (1951)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Ovando is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Ovando. See our Misc Page for Ovando for more information.